Myvideo

Guest

Login

Sports At Gloucester (1914-1918)

Uploaded By: Myvideo
1 view
0
0 votes
0

Sports at Gloucester. Women war workers from factory in Gloucester march to advertise their Sports Day festival. Women parade around on or near factory grounds; wearing 2 types of factory uniforms w/ caps or ruffled bonnets. They carry signs promoting the event. A crowd of other women; non-uniformed; most wearing suits; like office workers; come marching down street. These women & a few men or boys walking (and some of them running) past factory buildings w/ look like barracks. Teenage girls marching round in circle wearing boxes w/ slogans such as 'Good Sports'; 'Good Company'; 'Good Fun'. Cut to cartoon: man w/ feather quill sits at desk marked Civil Service; another man (w/ moveable arms and legs) stands beside saying 'Here I'm called up while you're exempt.' Next; scenes of spectators at the Women Workers' Sports Day: many women; some children; a few wounded soldiers. World War One. Home front. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'

Share with your friends

Link:

Embed:

Video Size:

Custom size:

x

Add to Playlist:

Favorites
My Playlist
Watch Later